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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Markus Dale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muhamad Alli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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200 cm
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214 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Markus Dale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Muhamad Alli!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alli closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dale misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Dale wants to improve his position but Alli is controlling well.
Dale is looking to get back to is feet but Alli passes into side control.
Alli tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Alli has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dale dodges the ground and pound from Alli.
Dale is looking for a sweep.
Dale might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Alli tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Alli has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dale knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Alli on the ground.
Dale is looking to reverse the position.
Alli is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dale has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dale is looking for a sweep.
Dale is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Dale is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Alli pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alli is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Alli looks gassed!
Dale is trying to stand.
Alli wants to pass the guard but Dale is defending well.
Dale tries to roll over but Alli keeps him under control.
Alli is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dale doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Alli.
Dale gets full guard.
Dale is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dale had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Alli is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Dale Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Alli's back instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Alli avoids the strikes from Dale.
Alli is trapped and Dale is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Dale lands strikes to the head.
Dale is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alli breaks Dale's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Dale lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Alli!
Dale throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Alli working to try and regain half guard.
Dale with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alli keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dale with the ground and pound from mount.
Dale working for a guillotine from mount but Alli is in no mood to give up.
Dale punching from mount but Alli doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Alli tries to reverse the position but Dale maintains control.
Dale lands a heavy elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dale working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Alli takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dale goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Alli is on top in guard.
Dale had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Alli is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Dale Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Alli's back instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Alli defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Dale's arms.
Alli manages to reverse the position and now he's in Dale's guard. Nice work there by Alli.
Alli trying to control the position from guard on top but Dale is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Alli won't allow Dale to get back to his feet.
Dale trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Dale looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Alli passes into half guard.
Alli seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dale does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muhamad Alli dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Alli avoids the head kick by Dale.
Dale doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Alli counters with a nice uppercut.
Alli tries to clinch there but Dale circles away.
Dale tries to clinch up
and Alli counters with a stiff right hand.
Alli shoots in and bounces Dale off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Alli preventing the sweep.
Dale escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Alli gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dale wants to get back to his feet but Alli passes into half guard.
Alli works his way into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alli in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Alli tries for a kimura but Dale is defending well.
Alli trying to control the action but Dale is working from the bottom.
Dale tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Alli wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dale is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Dale is trying to get back to full guard.
Dale is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Alli pulls his head out easily.
Dale is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dale tries to kick Alli off but Alli keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Alli is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Dale is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Muhamad Alli!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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